TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
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This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
What Is an Antipope?
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TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
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You don't need to know that.
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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What Is the Ides of March?
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
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From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
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It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
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TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
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It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
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JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
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Please help us not to understand.
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Classical Wisdom
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Celebrate Cicero!
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
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But is there anything there?
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
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A book review from the future.
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Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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Who Was Vortigern?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
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Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
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The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
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And how does it reflect on us?
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
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At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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